Management

Several Agencies Still Mum on Furloughs

HHS, Education among agencies that have not yet reached a decision.

Tech

FAA Puts Off Plan for Air Controllers to Report on Weather

Do controllers have time to take on contractors’ duties?

Management

The 6 Factors Needed to Drive Innovation in Government

Here are the six things the most innovative agencies in government do.

Tech

Feds Refuse to Satisfy Beyoncé Lip-Sync Truthers

FOIA requests hoped to reveal more about the inauguration scandal.

Management

4 Tips for Talking with the CEO

Things you should consider when talking with senior leadership.

Management

Marissa Mayer's Potentially Revolutionary Paternity Leave Policy

Yahoo is now giving new dads eight weeks of paid leave, which could transform the way families think about division of labor.

Nextgov

IT Grads Command $60K in Starting Salaries; That's a Problem for Feds

Federal employees are now in their third straight year of frozen pay.

Management

Senator: Sequester Needn't Mean Closing National Parks

Coburn claims department can cut waste elsewhere; agency says it cannot 'rob Peter to pay Paul.'

Nextgov

Chinese Spy or Not, Don't Download Porn Onto a NASA Laptop

Bo Jiang was fired in January for taking a NASA laptop on holiday to China and shortly afterwards named a threat to national security.

Defense

Iraq Just Had Its Deadliest Month in Five Years

More than 700 people were killed in violent attacks.

Nextgov

Labor’s Toxic Exposure Website Serves Up Spyware to Energy's Nuclear Workers

Council on Foreign Relations, NBC and renewable energy firm Capstone Turbine were previously hit by similar assaults.

Defense

Defense Furlough Decision Coming Soon

Pentagon admits some services could afford to eliminate furloughs.

Management

Agriculture Department Might Escape Furloughs

Farm Service Agency is latest to be spared; Rural Development employees will know their fate by late May.

Nextgov

The Defense-VA-Vendor Conference Nobody Wants You to Know About

Press are prohibited from covering discussion of a multi-billion dollar health records system that will affect every service member.

Management

The Double Anniversary of the Double Helix

It's been 60 years since DNA's discovery and 10 years since it was mapped.

Management

3 Big Developments in Federal Performance Last Month

When it rains, it pours! April saw a lot of action regarding the federal performance agenda.